11/2026: CREW ANNUAL INSPECTION OF PERMANENT MEANS OF ACCESS ON OIL TANKERS
New IMO updates under MSC.1/Circ.1572/Rev.2 require annual crew inspections of Permanent Means of Access (PMA) on oil tankers. Discover the operational challenges this presents and how owners can apply for flag administration dispensations.
Amendments by...
GERMANY CLINCHES MORE US LNG AS VENTURE GLOBAL AND ENBW PEN MULTI-YEAR DEAL
Venture Global, an American producer of liquefied natural gas (LNG) sourced from North American basins, has signed on the dotted line with EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg (EnBW), a German energy player, to send additional long-term...
POLARIS EVALUATES “UNMANNED BRIDGE” FOR OPEN-OCEAN NAVIGATION
Most recent AI-navigation ventures have been in the realm of "assisted navigation," with the modest goal of augmenting the bridge team, but some are forging ahead into the realm of truly unmanned operations -...
CHUGACH EYES GAS FROM ALASKA’S $44B LNG PROJECT WITH GLENFARNE DEAL
Glenfarne Alaska LNG, a subsidiary of Glenfarne Group, has signed on the dotted line with Chugach Electric Association to iron out a potential gas supply deal related to its liquefied natural gas (LNG) export...
PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES FORMALIZE A CLEAN SHIPPING PACT
Pacific Island countries have formalized a regional shipping pact, which is expected to deliver clean energy transition for the maritime industry across Oceania region.
The Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership (PBSP) was signed last week by...
AUSTRALIAN GAS PROJECT’S LNG COMES TO JAPAN AS JERA BRINGS IN FIRST CARGO
Japan’s power generation major JERA has taken delivery of its first liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo from a giant gas project off the coast of Australia’s Northern Territory.
JERA has confirmed the arrival of its...
10/2026: IMO APPROVES INTERNATIONAL GAS CODE 2028 AMENDMENTS
Significant amendments to the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code) are expected to come into force on 1 July 2028.
This follows their approval at...
AHEAD OF BAN, EU IS IMPORTING MORE RUSSIAN LNG THAN LAST YEAR
Officially, Europe may be working to eliminate imports of Russian liquefied natural gas, but that is not the short-term trend direction. With Qatari volumes shut off by the Strait of Hormuz blockade, EU utilities...
GERMANY’S ENERGY NETWORK AWAITS SEPTEMBER TO IGNITE NEXT LNG LINK IN FSRU CHAIN
Germany’s Deutsche Energy Terminal (DET), part of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action and a state-owned operator of four liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals, has revealed the timeline for the...
OP-ED: MARITIME CYBERSECURITY IS A FINANCIAL INVESTMENT
Over the last two months, the world has seen, in real time, the challenges and urgency of protecting maritime vessels from geopolitical threats. Since airstrikes began on Iran at the end of February, the...